Combined ruler and blotter.



E. SCHMIDT.

COMBINED BULBR AND BLOTTBR. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 27, 1913.

THE NORRIS PETERSCO.. PI'IIO'TO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D. e.

rnviTEn sTaTEs PATENT oEEroE.

EDWARD SCHMDT, OF EL PASQTEXAS.

COMBINED RULER AND BLOTTER.

T0 all 't0/tom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, EDWARD SGHMTDT, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of rleXas, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Combined Rulers and Blotters, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to means for ruling and blotting the lines ruled and has for its object the provision of novel means for combining' a ruler and blotter in a compact and easily manipulated form, the invention being furthermore of utility for tearing paper on a line parallel with the ruling ed e.

i further object of this invention is to provide a device of the character indicated which can be manufactured by a simple process of stamping and bending, making it possible to construct the body of the device from sheet metal appropriately trimmed to produce a finished appearance and such artistic effect as may be necessary or desirable for the trade.

A still further object of the invention is to produce a device of the character indicated, possessing advantages in points of simplicity, efficiency and durability, proving at the same time comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

ln describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure l illustrates a fragment of a book and the invention by a view in perspective applied thereto; Fig. 2 illustrates a sectional view of the device forming the subject matter of the invention, on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, the book being omitted; and Fig. 3 illustrates a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. l, omitting the book.

ln these drawings, I have illustrated the invention as comprising a plate 4 having one edge standing at right angles thereto as shown at 5 and designed as a hand grasp Specification of Letters Patent.

' 'Application lcd Deteber 27, 1913.

Patented July 28, BH4. Serial'No. 797,641.

to be used by the operator for manipulating the device. The front of the plate extends diagonally upward as at 6 and terminates in a downwardly extending lip 7 andthe edge of the downwardly extended portion 7 terminates above the plane of the plate 4, thus causing the said front edge to stand above the surface of the paper or base on which the plate may rest.` I have furthermore provided for supporting the ruling edge formed by the lip 7 'above the plane of the surface being ruled by interposing between the plate and the surface being ruled the blotters 8 which may be of any desired number or thickness.

As a means for retaining the blotters in place so that they may be carried or moved with the plate 4, the ends of the plate are bent to form the iianges 8 and 8a which underlie the plate 44, but are spaced therefrom to form seats for the said blotters. By reason of the arrangement for assembling the blotters with relation to the plate, the ruling may be done by running the pen along the edgel of the lip 7 and, by a slight movement of the ruler, the blotting Y surface may be caused to Contact the freshly inked line, so that the excess ink may be absorbed by the blotter. l

For the purpose of giving a finished appearance to the device, a facing strip l0 having flanges 9 covers the plate 4 and eX- tends up the side of the flange 5, the said facing kstrip also extending under the flanges 8 and 8a.

The upper edge of the flange 5 is formed by bending the metal on itself to forma bead ll, producing a more rigid member for the hand grasp and giving a finished effect to the said edge, due to the curved configuration afforded by overlapping the said portions.

By reason of the fact that the lip 7 is of metal, the said lip may be used for tearing `paper, as sufficient pressure can be eXerted on the paper by the lip by tilting the plate 4 to insure severance of the paper on the line of t-he lip when the same is in contact with the paper.

This invention has been found of great utility in bookkeeping and other pursuits and it is obvious that modifications may be made in the proportions without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

extending portion and an integral downwardly extending lip carried by the upwardly extended portion.

ln testimony whereof, I affix 1ny signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD SCHMIDT.

Witnesses A. M. MAJOR, K. W. MAGCALLUM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oi' Patent,

Washington, D. C. v 

